Science

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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lava

Magma can also solidify deep within the Earth's crust.

It then forms intrusions, bodies of rock that have penetrated between older rock formations. In the ...

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Aurora

It is believed that the aurora phenomenon may occur on all other extrasolar planets that have a magnetic field and a magnetosphere exposed to stellar winds.

The resolution of the telescopes does not make it possible to capture an image of this phenomenon, but the emission of radio waves accompanying the aurora can be detected using radio telescopes.

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Mushrooms

Most fungi develop as hyphae, which are cylindrical, filamentous structures 2-10 µm in diameter and up to a few centimeters long.

The hyphae branch, merge, which leads to the formation of mycelium, which is an interconnected netwo ...

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Earth

The highest point on Earth is Mount Everest.

The peak is 8848 m above sea level. However, Mount Everest is not the farthest point from the center ...

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Mushrooms

Fungi are a separate kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants.

This is established on the basis of phyologenesis (origin), biochemistry and anatomy. Fungi are reco ...

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Cosmos

The Solar System is located at a distance of 28.000 light years from the center of the Milky Way.

It orbits around the galactic center of gravity at a speed of 268 km/s. It takes about 230 million y ...

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Cosmos

We are currently living in the fourth stage of the universe’s development.

It resembles the one 12.8 billion years ago and will continue to look like this for the next billions of years.

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Anorexia Nervosa

Despite the literal translation of the term, the feeling of hunger is very often present in a person with this disorder.

Pathological control of this feeling, the need to eat, is a source of satisfaction for the patient.

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Graphene

In diamond, each of carbon’s four valence electrons is involved in the formation of such bonds.

As a result, diamond is a transparent, non-reactive insulator, and graphite is a black conductor, susceptible to chemical modifications.

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Mushrooms

Growing in North America, Europe and Asia, a fungus called Hydnellum peckii, secretes a red blood substance on a white hat.

The fungus is inedible, but unfailingly decorative.

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17 facts about Titan

The largest of Saturn’s satellites

Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...

18 facts about amber

Fossilized tree resin

Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...

16 facts about liver

24/7 laboratory

The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...

29 facts about NASA

For the Benefit of All

The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...

16 facts about Aurora

Northern light that has delighted people for centuries

Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...

19 facts about Brain

Organic supercomputer

The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...

16 facts about Phobos

The larger of two moons of Mars

We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...